Nine people have been killed in a road accident in Bite Kebele of Ejersa Lefo Woreda, West Shoa Zone, police said.
The accident took place at around 9:30 a.m. yesterday when a minibus with registration number 3 – 66394 (Oro) en route from Ginchi to Addis Ababa collided with an Isuzu vehicle with registration number 3 – 04933 (AA).
Inspector Sileshi Kumsa, Head of Traffic at Ejersa Lefo Woreda Police Office, told ENA Nine people, including the driver, were killed in the crash.
Inspector Sileshi said five people, including Isuzu’s driver, were seriously injured and were being treated at Ambo Hospital.
The cause of the accident is being investigated, he said.